Protest against strengthening Chinese language education at elementary and junior high schools in Inner Mongolia, China 0:22 on September 12
At elementary and junior high schools in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where many ethnic minority Mongols live in China, protests by students and parents are taking place in response to the strengthening of Chinese language education from the new semester.
In response, local public security officials have shown a stance of restraining them by posting photos of more than 100 people on the Internet and calling for them to appear and provide information, saying that they have caused a turmoil.
In Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in inland China, the local government announced late last month that it would change some textbooks from Mongolian to Chinese in line with the new semester.
According to the South Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, a human rights organization based in the United States, there has been widespread opposition among Mongolian students and parents about the strengthening of Chinese language education, and protests have occurred in multiple regions. It means that there is.
In response, local public security officials have published photos of more than 100 people on the Internet, calling for their appearance and information, alleging that they have caused a turmoil.
In addition, the head of the Ministry of Public Security also visited the site and instructed that "we must promote the fight against anti-divisionism and promote the unity of the people", showing the attitude of suppressing protests.
Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 11th that "this is just a matter of internal affairs" and is nervous about foreign media reports.